Sleeping through the Night

On my June board people keeping talking about their baby sleeping 4-10 hours through the night straight at 3-8 weeks old. I am EBF and my baby eats every 1.5-3 hours. One time he slept 3.75 hours. He is 5 weeks. When do EBF babies start to sleep longer? I don't mind waking up but are people exaggerating or is this normal????

On my June board people keeping talking about their baby sleeping 4-10 hours through the night straight at 3-8 weeks old. I am EBF and my baby eats every 1.5-3 hours. One time he slept 3.75 hours. He is 5 weeks. When do EBF babies start to sleep longer? I don't mind waking up but are people exaggerating or is this normal????

My baby is ebf and 3-1/2 weeks old and has been consistently sleeping one 5 to 6 hour stretch for the past 4 or 5 days. We feel really lucky about that. But she does eat about every 2 hours or less during the daytime so I'm still feeding 11 or 12 times a day. My 2 year old son didn't sleep that well until he was at least 6 months old so I think every baby is different.

My baby is ebf and 3-1/2 weeks old and has been consistently sleeping one 5 to 6 hour stretch for the past 4 or 5 days. We feel really lucky about that. But she does eat about every 2 hours or less during the daytime so I'm still feeding 11 or 12 times a day. My 2 year old son didn't sleep that well until he was at least 6 months old so I think every baby is different.

Some of those people are really fortunate, others are probably lying (well, that's mean so maybe exaggerating is a better word). Regardless of breast feeding or formula feeding, some babies sleep long stretches early and others wake every 2-3 hours beyond a year.

Some of those people are really fortunate, others are probably lying (well, that's mean so maybe exaggerating is a better word). Regardless of breast feeding or formula feeding, some babies sleep long stretches early and others wake every 2-3 hours beyond a year.

My DS is 14 weeks old today and over last week sleeps 6 hour stretches from 09:00pm till 03:00am, however if he is going through a growth spurt or wonder week he starts waking at midnight too and sometimes 4:00 or 5:00am. We usually get up at 06:30! It changes all the time I'm just thankful to get at least 3 hours compared to the newborn days of 45 minutes sleeps! Hang in there I keep believing he will sleep for 8 hours one day!

My DS is 14 weeks old today and over last week sleeps 6 hour stretches from 09:00pm till 03:00am, however if he is going through a growth spurt or wonder week he starts waking at midnight too and sometimes 4:00 or 5:00am. We usually get up at 06:30! It changes all the time I'm just thankful to get at least 3 hours compared to the newborn days of 45 minutes sleeps! Hang in there I keep believing he will sleep for 8 hours one day!

all depends on the baby. my LO is 10 weeks and for the past 3 weeks has given me a soild 5 hour stretch about 80% of the nights (other nights he wakes up after 2 or 3 hours) one night at 8 weeks he did 7 and last week gave me one 6.5. he is all over the place. that being said he normally is up for about 4 hours b4 bed without any naps and is nursing 80% of that time. when he was a month old I stopped changing his diaper in the middle of the night. since his longer sleep stretches started he stopped wetting his diaper at night. he will hold it from 11pm-9am everytime.

all depends on the baby. my LO is 10 weeks and for the past 3 weeks has given me a soild 5 hour stretch about 80% of the nights (other nights he wakes up after 2 or 3 hours) one night at 8 weeks he did 7 and last week gave me one 6.5. he is all over the place. that being said he normally is up for about 4 hours b4 bed without any naps and is nursing 80% of that time. when he was a month old I stopped changing his diaper in the middle of the night. since his longer sleep stretches started he stopped wetting his diaper at night. he will hold it from 11pm-9am everytime.

At three months DD did a week of 6-7 hr stretches. Then boom, up every three hours lol. She's 5 months now and same thing. Some nights are great. Tonight I'm up every two hours so far. Pretty sure were in a growth spurt. In the beginning she fed every hour or two. Around the clock. Just feed on demand. You're doing it right! Don't worry what other people's kids are doing, just enjoy yours :)

At three months DD did a week of 6-7 hr stretches. Then boom, up every three hours lol. She's 5 months now and same thing. Some nights are great. Tonight I'm up every two hours so far. Pretty sure were in a growth spurt. In the beginning she fed every hour or two. Around the clock. Just feed on demand. You're doing it right! Don't worry what other people's kids are doing, just enjoy yours :)

My lo was sleeping 4-5 within the first couple weeks. I think it was mainly due to the pain meds I was taking after my c section. I wouldn't let her sleep longer than 5 so that she could eat. Turns out she gained a whole lb in two weeks so letting her sleep was ok bc she ate enough during the day. Now that she is 10w, she sleeps 6-8 hour stretches at night. She usually naps 1-2 hours maybe 3 if I am lucky twice during the day. We EBF except she gets an occasional bottle if we are away from the house when it is feeding time (she takes 30-45 min to eat sometimes). I am not exaggerating. I think every baby is diff. My nephew got BM from a bottle and he got up every 2-3 hours during the night, and got on formula and was the same...he didn't sttn until prob after his 1st bday.

My lo was sleeping 4-5 within the first couple weeks. I think it was mainly due to the pain meds I was taking after my c section. I wouldn't let her sleep longer than 5 so that she could eat. Turns out she gained a whole lb in two weeks so letting her sleep was ok bc she ate enough during the day. Now that she is 10w, she sleeps 6-8 hour stretches at night. She usually naps 1-2 hours maybe 3 if I am lucky twice during the day. We EBF except she gets an occasional bottle if we are away from the house when it is feeding time (she takes 30-45 min to eat sometimes). I am not exaggerating. I think every baby is diff. My nephew got BM from a bottle and he got up every 2-3 hours during the night, and got on formula and was the same...he didn't sttn until prob after his 1st bday.

I'm from the June board and my little guy is just over 8 weeks, EBF and he has went from overnight sleep of 3 hours to 5-6 hours and now 7-9 hour stretches. He did his first 9 hour stretch the night before last and I hated it. LoL! Not only because my boobs were hurting, but because I don't know if its normal for a baby to sleep that long!? I ended up pumping after nursing him that morning...I had plenty of milk and needed extra relief.

I'm from the June board and my little guy is just over 8 weeks, EBF and he has went from overnight sleep of 3 hours to 5-6 hours and now 7-9 hour stretches. He did his first 9 hour stretch the night before last and I hated it. LoL! Not only because my boobs were hurting, but because I don't know if its normal for a baby to sleep that long!? I ended up pumping after nursing him that morning...I had plenty of milk and needed extra relief.

My baby is 6 weeks today and sleeps we at night. From two weeks in I've gotten at least 4 hour stretches, BUT angry baby with limited naps in daytime. Now we get 4-7 hour stretches followed by another 4 then 2. It all depends on how his napping goes though through the day. The past two days have been 4,4,2, with 2 daytime naps, so maybe we are having a growth spurt??? Every baby is sooo different!

My baby is 6 weeks today and sleeps we at night. From two weeks in I've gotten at least 4 hour stretches, BUT angry baby with limited naps in daytime. Now we get 4-7 hour stretches followed by another 4 then 2. It all depends on how his napping goes though through the day. The past two days have been 4,4,2, with 2 daytime naps, so maybe we are having a growth spurt??? Every baby is sooo different!

my 5 month old was sttn around 10 weeks, but is going through a sleep regression for the past 3 weeks or so, waking at least once, sometimes as often as 4 times. Just to say, even if baby is sttn, that doesn't mean it will stay that way.

my 5 month old was sttn around 10 weeks, but is going through a sleep regression for the past 3 weeks or so, waking at least once, sometimes as often as 4 times. Just to say, even if baby is sttn, that doesn't mean it will stay that way.

For babies, sttn is five or more consecutive hours. My son had done seven hours by his 1 month appointment. He stuck with one six to nine hour stretch for months. Now he's six months and does ten or eleven, but has bad nights too. Besides being lucky, we swaddled only at night, kept the room dark, used white noise and pacifiers. We also stopped changing wet diapers as often at night per pediatrician's advice. I guess that's my version of newborn sleep training. Also, I firmly believe that many babies won't sttn until the parents teach them how through some type of sleep training. But that's an unpopular opinion.

For babies, sttn is five or more consecutive hours. My son had done seven hours by his 1 month appointment. He stuck with one six to nine hour stretch for months. Now he's six months and does ten or eleven, but has bad nights too. Besides being lucky, we swaddled only at night, kept the room dark, used white noise and pacifiers. We also stopped changing wet diapers as often at night per pediatrician's advice. I guess that's my version of newborn sleep training. Also, I firmly believe that many babies won't sttn until the parents teach them how through some type of sleep training. But that's an unpopular opinion.

Like pp say, every baby is different. My lo started sttn at 6.5 wks. She occasionally wakes around 230 to eat (about 3 nights a week). Then shes back out for a few more hours. She is usually up again between 5-8am. That varies depending on my work schedule.

Like pp say, every baby is different. My lo started sttn at 6.5 wks. She occasionally wakes around 230 to eat (about 3 nights a week). Then shes back out for a few more hours. She is usually up again between 5-8am. That varies depending on my work schedule.

I think mine started sleeping 6-7 hrs at abt 3 mo old. Now at 6 mo she sometimes sleeps 10 straight hours half the time other half she wakes up around the 8 hour mark and eats then goes back to sleep for another 2-3.

I think mine started sleeping 6-7 hrs at abt 3 mo old. Now at 6 mo she sometimes sleeps 10 straight hours half the time other half she wakes up around the 8 hour mark and eats then goes back to sleep for another 2-3.

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